Nana Osei Bonsu II

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Nana Osei Bonsu II
Mampongmanhene of Mampong
Regent of the Asante Kingdom
Reign25 February 1999 – 26 April 1999
Coronation25 February 1999
PredecessorOpoku Ware II
Born (1939-12-31) 31 December 1939 (age 84)
Mampong, Kingdom of Ashanti
SpouseJanet Dorothy Owusu-Sechere, eldest child of the late JH Owusu-Sechere Commissioner of Police CID/Special Branch
Names
Daasebre Nana Osei Bonsu II
HouseBretuo Dynasty
FatherKessie
MotherMary Gyimah

Daasebre Nana Osei Bonsu II, also known as Saint Oswald Gyimah-Kessie (born 31 December 1939) served as the regent of the Kingdom of Ashanti from 25 February 1999 to 26 April 1999. Osei Bonsu II is the Mamponghene (Dukeof the Ashanti-Mampong Municipality).[1]

Biography[edit]

Early life and education[edit]

Osei Bonsu II was educated at Prempeh College and at the University of Ghana, where he graduated in 1972 with a BA in economics, political science and modern history.[2] Osei Bonsu II became the registrar of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ashanti, in 1991.[2]

Duties[edit]

As Chairman of the Energy Commission, Nana Osei Bonsu II attracted criticism in 2005 over Commission funds that were used to buy new cars for himself and the Commission's Secretary, Kofi Asante.[3]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Ashanti (Asante State).
  2. ^ a b "Old Boys Profiles: Daasebre Nana Osei Bonsu II". Archived from the original on 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  3. ^ "Kufuor's Friends Chop As He Pines", Ghanaian Chronicle, 4 May 2005.